Property market
The five-year median is £253,485 from 1,367 recorded sales in WV16. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Shropshire is £284,036 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.
WV16
UK postcode district
Updated September 2026
District overview
- Postcode units
- 791
- Current units
- 559
- Coordinate coverage
- 100%
- Electoral wards
- 9
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- West Midlands
- Local authority codes
- 2
- Terminated postcode units
- 232
Postcode sectors in WV16
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
9,126 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Longmoor House, Billingsley, Bridgnorth, WV16 6PH | 22 July 2026 | £480,000 |
| 17, Trevithick Close, Bridgnorth, WV16 5AQ | 17 July 2026 | £243,000 |
| 8, Grasmere Drive, Highley, Bridgnorth, WV16 6EE | 17 July 2026 | £375,000 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 9
- Primary
- 6
- Secondary
- 2
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 1,101
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 464
- Anti social behaviour 113
- Criminal damage and arson 109
- Public order 74
- Other theft 73
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- WV16 usual residents
- 18,142
- Age-profile population
- 18,245
Age bands in WV16
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 13.7%
- Age 15 to 24
- 8.6%
- Age 25 to 44
- 19.2%
- Age 45 to 64
- 29.7%
- Age 65 and over
- 28.8%
2,500 residents
1,572 residents
3,502 residents
5,414 residents
5,257 residents
Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.
Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.
Fixed broadband coverage
The median Ofcom availability percentage across 549 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Gigabit-capable
- 100%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 79.3%
413 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 311 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 23 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.
Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GP practices
2
in this district
BRIDGNORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE
NORTHGATE, BRIDGNORTH, WV16 4EN
ODS code M82004
BROWN CLEE MEDICAL CENTRE
STATION ROAD, DITTON PRIORS, BRIDGNORTH, WV16 6SS
ODS code M82024
Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.
Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Evidence in context
Schools
9 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 2 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
1,101 published events cover 12 months, averaging 91.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 464 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.